From ISMAIL MUDASHIR,
Kaduna
AS part of efforts to fast track the
attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the state,
the wife of the Kaduna State Governor, Hajia Amina Namadi Sambo at
the weekend met with stakeholders in the health, water and
environment sectors of the state as well as the Nigeria Advisor of
the Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) an NGO based in the Netherlands,
Hajia Salamatu Garba.
Declaring open the meeting which was held in her office, Hajia Amina
said the meeting was conceived to discuss issues affecting the
development of the state and the MDGs.
She identified lack of access and control over water as the major
bane of poverty in the state, saying that “as we all know, water
plays a central role in all aspects of life. It plays a critical
role in natural environment, in our economies, in food security and
in production”.
Hajia Amina solicited for the support and cooperation of the
stakeholders in her bid to uplift the standard of living of the less
privileged ones in the society especially children, women and youth
through her pet project.
The Nigeria Advisor of GWA, Hajia Salamatu Garba in her address said
Hajia Amina Namadi Sambo has been nominated as the ambassador for
Gender and Water in Kaduna State, adding that five other state
governors’ wives have also been nominated for the same post.
She said the NGO with branches in about 150 countries in the world
was established to mainstream gender in Integrated Water Resources
Management (IWRM) and to promote safe and adequate water, domestic
supply, sanitation, food security and environmental sanitation. |
